diff --git a/mux/src/ssh.rs b/mux/src/ssh.rs
index 2f30d6361..dac597038 100644
--- a/mux/src/ssh.rs
+++ b/mux/src/ssh.rs
@@ -908,24 +908,6 @@ struct PtyWriter {
     rx: Receiver<BoxedWriter>,
 }
 
-impl std::io::Write for WrappedSshPty {
-    fn write(&mut self, _buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
-        log::error!("boo");
-        Err(std::io::Error::new(
-            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            "you are expected to write via try_clone_writer",
-        ))
-    }
-
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        log::error!("boo");
-        Err(std::io::Error::new(
-            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            "you are expected to write via try_clone_writer",
-        ))
-    }
-}
-
 impl WrappedSshPtyInner {
     fn check_connected(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         match self {
diff --git a/wezterm-ssh/examples/ssh.rs b/wezterm-ssh/examples/ssh.rs
index fa4658463..a0b3ebe5a 100644
--- a/wezterm-ssh/examples/ssh.rs
+++ b/wezterm-ssh/examples/ssh.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ fn main() {
         // Need to separate out the writer so that we can drop
         // the pty which would otherwise keep the ssh session
         // thread alive
-        let mut writer = pty.try_clone_writer()?;
+        let mut writer = pty.take_writer()?;
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut buf = [0u8; 8192];
             let mut stdin = std::io::stdin();